BAK Photo Competition – "Werte & Vorbilder Vor Die Linse"

Raising awareness about integrity and corruption prevention starts early, and initiatives like the Bundesamt zur Korruptionsprävention und Korruptionsbekämpfung (BAK) (Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption of the Federal Ministry of Interior of Austria) photo competition "Werte & Vorbilder vor die Linse" show just how powerfully young people can express these important themes through art.

The competition invited upper-level students from various schools in Lower Austria to explore what values, integrity, and role models mean to them and to capture their interpretations through their cameras.
The creative process was supported by workshops held at the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), where students were guided through the dangers of corruption and shown the importance of ethical action. The results were impressive: thoughtful, original, and deeply informed.